Last week I told you that a school in Los Angeles rewards its students with cars and iPad tablets, and now Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), says that obtained a contract worth 30 million dollars based on which it will supply tablets iPad to California status schools. This investment is part of a first phase of an investment project based on which the Los Angeles Unified School District will implement tablets iPad in 47 of the campus during this fall. According to Apple's press release, the choice of iPad tablets was made by the Educational Council of Los Angeles in a unanimous vote, the popularity, quality and low price of the products being some of the defining characteristics.
The announcement is an extremely important one for the Apple company, because it positions it in the attention of major educational institutions in the US and around the world, and other contracts at least as profitable could be concluded in the future.
Apple Awarded $30 Million iPad Deal From LA Unified School District
CUPERTINO, California―June 19, 2013―Apple® today announced it received the Los Angeles School Board of Education's approval to begin a massive roll out of iPad® to its students across the school district starting this fall. The $30 million commitment for iPads is the first phase of a larger roll out for the country's second-largest public school district.
"Education is in Apple's DNA and we're thrilled to work with Los Angeles Unified public schools on this major initiative as they plan to roll out iPads to every student across 47 campuses this fall," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "Schools around the world have embraced the engaging and interactive quality of iPad with nearly 10 million iPads already in schools today."
"The Board voted unanimously for Apple because iPad rated the best in quality, was the least expensive option and received the highest scoring by the review panel that included students and teachers," said Jaime Aquino, LAUSD Deputy Superintendent of Instruction. "The vote is another step forward in the District's plan to equip every one of its students with a device by 2014. When completed, the LAUSD will become the largest district in the nation to provide each of its students with the technology."
Apple will provide iPads that include the Pearson Common Core System of Courses delivered via a new app as part of the integrated solution. Apps such as iWork®, iLife® and iTunes®, in addition to a range of educational third-party apps are also included.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple is leading the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
